who else to bring in on this
than leslie picker
billion on citi.
this is a big fight.
>> it is
value act does take these big,
concentrated bets.
banks have been a focus for
them, but this 1$1.2 billion
stake in citi group, they've
been building that up for about
45 months.
it doesn't appear value act is
looking to push for major
changes at the bank just yet,
but believes citi could return
more capital to shareholders,
that's what they're starting
with in their investor letter.
value act writes we believe the
u.s. banking system has a
structurally lower risk profile
than any time in our lifetime.
the firm points to scale as a
key driver of greater
profitabilities.
value act believes that citi's
restructuring has not been
adequately priced in by the
market and says citi should
generate more than 15% return on
tangible common equity by 2020
and deliver eps of double that
level from 2017.